Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 584 › Conversation 584-006

Nixon & Sanchez on Oval Office and Presidential staff

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 1:25 PM–1:32 PM ET · Oval Office ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Sanchez, ManoloConversation584-006 onTape 584 (tape position 04:16:34–04:21:02)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 1:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 584-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, in the Oval Office for a brief, informal encounter. The dialogue contains minimal substantive content, characterized by routine interactions and a short segment marked as a personal returnable. No significant policy decisions or official White House actions resulted from this brief exchange.

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Oh, yes, sir.
Good one.

NARA Description

On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 584-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 584-6

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Manolo Sanchez.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 2s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Manolo Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:32 pm.

Also recorded on October 5, 1971

  • 584-004 1:11 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:11 pm.
  • 584-005 1:11 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:11 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 584-007 1:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 584-008 2:13 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:13 pm to 2:29 pm.
  • 584-009 2:29 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:29 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 585-001 3:03 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dudley Swim, Peter M. Flanigan, White House photographer, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Jon M. Huntsman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:26 pm.
  • 585-002 3:26 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 585-003 3:26 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 584-006, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/584-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).